The capital is the capital of the Daning Kingdom, also known as Liangdu or Liangcheng, which is located in the hilly area of the central and western part of the Daning Kingdom, surrounded by mountains, and located on a huge plain.

Since the state of Daning, the capital of Liangcheng has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

After thousands of years of development, Liangdu has naturally become the political, economic, and cultural center of the country.

Liangcheng is boxy, there is a huge city wall of more than three zhang high and two zhang wide on the periphery, and there is still a moat of more than ten zhang wide under the city wall. On the left and right sides of each wall, and in the center, there was a tall gate, a total of twelve huge gates, and the wide streets below the gates were large enough for four carriages to travel side by side.

Since the establishment of the capital, there has been no war in Liangcheng, so not to mention the inside of the city, even the outside of the city has gradually developed a piece of urban pattern, which seems to be extremely prosperous.

The city outside the city walls was even larger, more than ten times the size of the city, and was full of street markets, and even a little farther away near the hills, villages and towns were dotted.

Today, the sky is cloudless and the red sun hangs high.

At this moment, Shen Yun was standing on a hill, overlooking Liangdu in the distance.

I saw that the city was full of red palace eaves on the top of the palace, green gardens, countless mansions, and the same shadows outside the city walls.

Twelve wide, straight avenues connect the inside and outside of the city, and there is an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians.

"It's worthy of the capital, it's really grand!"

Shen Yun's face was full of emotion, and he had the impression that Jiayuan City was already a behemoth, but compared with Liang Du, I am afraid that the urban area outside any city wall is also several times larger than Jiayuan City.

In the center of the Liang capital, there is still a huge inner city, built in the highest area of the whole city, and huge golden palaces can be seen everywhere in it, Huo Ran is the imperial city.

The imperial city is majestic and tall, solemn and solemn.

When the four seas are peaceful today, the people can be said to live and work in peace and contentment.

It is rumored that the emperor's surname was Xiong, and he was a young and promising emperor, and it is conceivable that the emperor Lao'er was in the highest palace at the moment, receiving the worship of hundreds of officials.

Shen Yun's gaze turned to the east side of the imperial city, where there was a large area of mansions and gardens, each of which was built luxuriously and luxuriously, obviously not noble, and was not qualified to live in it.

This is the residence area of the dignitaries and nobles, and it is also the destination of Shen Yun's trip, but I don't know who the righteous uncle is?

The buildings outside the city walls, although not very tall compared to the high-rise compounds inside the city, are better than the many large mansions, and even a few huge mansions, which are surrounded by hills, woods and lakes, and are full of life and beautiful scenery.

In the distance, it is much colder, most of them are small households, and all of them are ordinary people.

When we entered the city, it was evening.

The streets are bustling with pedestrians, noisy people, and from time to time they walk past the neat procession and bright armor of the street patrol Wuhou.

Shen Yun found an inn to live in, planning to wash the dust on her body, and Xue Ling has been more obedient recently, so she needs to be treated. Then stay for one night, and tomorrow I will go to find my righteous uncle.

I don't plan to go out at night, after all, as soon as the capital arrives at night, there will be a clean street drum sounding, and pedestrians are not allowed to wander around the streets at that time, otherwise there will be a Wuhou patrolling the streets to throw you in prison.

Of course, Shen Yunzi is not afraid of any martial arts, but after all, he is here to deliver a letter, so why bother.

......

The next morning, Shen Yun washed up and tidied up before leaving the inn.

followed the address again, inquired all the way to find the past, and not long after, I came to the door of Baofu.

I saw that downstairs under the newly repaired high gate of Baofu, there were four huge lanterns hanging, and on the black door plaque, there were two golden characters of "Baofu", which were scorching and shining in the sun, and it looked very rich and magnificent.

At this time, the large red wooden door inlaid with bronze nails was tightly closed, and only a corner door was open on one side for people to enter and exit, and two young men in green clothes and small hats stood at the door.

Shen Yun walked straight forward and asked the doorman who was nearly thirty years old and quite stable: "This uncle, may I ask if Master Bao is in the house?"

Hearing this, Jia Ding turned around, looked closely, and saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, with red lips and white teeth, although he was not very old, his eyes were sharp, his temperament was extraordinary, and he looked at himself calmly.

I didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and replied cautiously: "Lord Shilang has not returned from the court, I don't know what the son is looking for my master?"

"Not really. Shen Yun raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said secretly: Isn't it a foreign man, why did he become a waiter again, it seems that he has recently been promoted? But he sent a letter, and the letter was handed over to his wife, it should be the same, right?

Shen Yun thought about it, and took out the letter from the gray cloth on his shoulder, "Then I don't know if Mrs. can be in the house? In Xia Shen Yun, there is a letter from my father, please pass it on to Master Bao." ”

When the family saw the letter, he peeked at it, and saw that the book was written "My brother is at the beginning of the year", and his face suddenly changed slightly, and he heard Shen Yun mention his father, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he took the letter respectfully with both hands at the moment.

He saluted Shen Yun again: "The villain Bao Dacheng, I have seen Shen Gongzi, the lady is indeed included, the prince will sit down for a while, please allow the villain to be polite." ”

Another housekeeper cleverly brought a bench.

Shen Yun smiled and nodded in response, sat down peacefully, and looked around.

In this area, they are all noble mansions, pedestrians are not common, occasionally see a group of people passing by, several large sedan chairs, plus a large group of accompanying people, hula la huddle by.

Shen Yun stared blankly, quite amused.

In his heart, he thought that he would complete his father's last order as soon as possible and leave as soon as possible.

Bao Dacheng held the letter in both hands, entered through the corner gate, trotted all the way, passed through several cloister courtyards, and then came to the second gate, and whispered to an old woman who commanded the servants to build flower branches: "Aunt Xu, Aunt Xu!"

Aunt Xu was pointing to a place of flowers and plants, and when she heard Bao Dacheng shouting at him from afar, she knew that something was wrong, so she hurriedly walked over.

"What's the matter?"

"Aunt Xu, there is a young man outside, who brought a letter, you can help inform Madame to know. ”

Aunt Xu didn't dare to slack off, so she was busy and walked directly to the back room.

Mrs. Bao was dressed in gold and silver, beautiful and gorgeous clothes, and she was dressed gracefully and luxuriously, which was very decent. is sitting in the room, served by two maids, tasting tea, watching the other two maids do female red.

Sandalwood curls in the incense burner at the foot of the house, and Mrs. Bao is leisurely, listening to the melodious sound of the piano outside the house, and smiling, this is the eldest daughter practicing.

Aunt Xu walked into the door, blocked some sunlight, dimmed the light in the room, and said, "Mrs. Yu, I sincerely ask to see you." ”

"What's the matter with him? Call him in. Mrs. Bao raised her head curiously, and said lightly, what can the porter do to find her, nine times out of ten to send a prayer post.

Suddenly, Bao Dacheng stepped into the threshold.

"I've seen Mrs., there is a son outside, named Shen Yun, who asks to see the master. Bao Dacheng finished the salute and presented the letter with both hands, "This is the letter brought by Shen Gongzi." ”

"Shen Yun?" Mrs. Bao looked surprised when she heard this, and instantly frowned slightly, took the letter, took a look, tore open the envelope and took out the letterhead, and read it carefully.

After a moment, he put the letterhead on the table, rubbed his head, and thought to himself.

At the beginning, her husband went to Beijing to take the exam, and she was pregnant, so it was inconvenient to accompany her.

But he didn't want Bao Zhengchu to be chased by wild beasts when he passed by the barren mountain, and rolled down the hillside under the run, breaking his leg. I thought my life was short, but I happened to be rescued by a passing hunter.

This hunter was Shen Yun's father, who was later Bao Zhengchu's brother-in-law.

Bao Zhengchu recovered from his injury, went to Beijing to take the exam, and after high school, he sent someone to send a letter to this righteous brother.

And she only learned about this after coming to the capital, and she was also grateful to this righteous brother. Bao Zhengchu mentioned that the wife of the righteous brother was also pregnant, and he agreed with the righteous brother that if a man and a woman on both sides would marry their children, they would also leave a seal as a token.

Mrs. Bao felt that the righteous brother had a life-saving grace for her husband, and there was nothing wrong with marrying her family, so she would not object.

A few years ago, Bao Zhengchu's official fortune was prosperous, and he was old and had a son, so he arranged for a family to send good news, not wanting his righteous brother to have already returned to the west, leaving only one son, Shen Yun, but because he fled the famine, he was nowhere to be found.

The husband and wife were close to each other, and they were very sad, and they had no choice but to sacrifice them from afar.

Later, Bao Zheng was appreciated by the emperor for the first time, made several meritorious contributions, played triumphant songs all the way to the official career, and was promoted to the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites within a few years.

Today, Shen Yun came and learned that his righteous brother was fine, which was a beautiful thing, but when she thought of the matter of marrying her fingertips, Mrs. Bao suddenly felt quite embarrassed.

The melodious sound of the piano outside the window.

This eldest daughter is the smartest and most considerate of her three children, and she has been famous since she was a child, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and knitting. Although he is fourteen years old, he is like a flower and jade, and the people who came to propose marriage have never broken off, but the husband and wife have not let go of their mouth considering that their daughter is still young.

Now that the lord is a high-ranking official in the imperial court, he has been knighted, but Shen Yun has been separated by his parents for several years, how can she be willing to marry her daughter to him and suffer?

It's okay to be poor, and it's not sad to live with a little more dowry.

It's just that the daughter of a dignified marquis, and she really wants to marry such a poor boy? It's too embarrassing.

"I'm afraid that in the future, the people of Liangdu will spread the word that Hou Ye will choose such a country boy as his son-in-law?"

"Besides, what if my daughter is not happy? You can't force her, right?"

Mrs. Bao frowned, and her heart fluctuated.

If it was an ordinary distant relative, he would have thrown away the letter with some money and sent it directly, but Shen's father had a life-saving grace for his husband after all.

Besides, let's send it away, in case my husband finds out......

If you keep him, in case you bring up the marriage contract again......

Bao Dacheng waited for a long time, his back was hot from the sun, and he didn't see his wife speak. So I peeked at it, and saw Mrs. Bao's sad face, her face was cloudy, and she looked very troubled.

"What is the origin of this Shen Gongzi, why does it make Mrs. so upset?" Bao Dacheng felt strange in his heart, he didn't dare to ask more, and just waited quietly.

A high piano sound came, and Mrs. Bao raised her head suddenly, and her eyes were full of determination.